Mulligan mobilization and stretching for cervical radiculopathy

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Adults with cervical radiculopathy who have positive clinical tests (Spurling, ULTT, cervical distraction, and rotation toward the symptomatic side) are assigned to receive either Mulligan mobilization or a program of stretching exercises. Pain, disability level, and cervical range of motion are measured before and after the intervention to compare effects between the two groups. Participants with systemic musculoskeletal disease, primary shoulder problems, cardiovascular or respiratory disorders, or specific cervical pathology (for example stenosis or osteophytes) are excluded. The interventions are delivered in-person at clinical sites in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants falling in this category would be recruited into the study.

  * Both genders
  * Age between 20-50 years
  * Subjects with neck pain radiating down to the arm
  * Patients with positive findings for spurling test, Upper Limb Tension Test (ULTT), cervical distraction test and cervical rotation test towards the symptomatic side
  * Subjects who were willing to participate in the study and willing to take treatment for cervical radiculopathy.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participant failing to fall in this category would be excluded of the study.

  * Systemic disease potentially affecting the musculoskeletal system Patients experiencing primary shoulder or upper extremity problem of local origin
  * Patients with any cardiovascular disorders and respiratory disorders
  * Patients with any other pathological conditions involving cervical spine like vertebro basilar insufficiency and canal stenosis
  * Patients having osteophytes in cervical vertebrae
  * Patients who were undergoing treatment for neck pain with other means of physiotherapy at the time of the study
  * Hypermobile joints of cervical vertebrae, Cervical fractures, spinal surgery or other spinal pathologies (i.e. ankylosing spondylitis, spondylolysthesis)
  * Peripheral nerve lesions like neurotemesis and axonotemesis

Where it's running

• Leady Reading Hospital (LRH), Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC)
  Peshawar, Kpk, Pakistan Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Ayesha Sadiq, MSPT (OMPT) — Riphah International University
• Study coordinator: Ayesha Sadiq, MSPT (OMPT)
• Email: ayesha.sadiq@riphah.edu.pk
• Phone: 03346257484

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.